The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-09
OUR NAN ON THE OUTSIDE.
CHIPS FROM A. HATCHETT.

CHIPS FROM A. HATCHETT.
Several Richmond tobacconists have been
on our warehouse floors this week.
Mayor Davis who has been in bad health
the past month has improved and gone
off on trip to Virginia to recuperate.
Grand annual ball at Oxford tomorrow
night. kessnich's band will discourse the
music, the wealth and beauty of the coun-
try will be there, and we doubt not big
time Will be had.
The closing exercises of Mr. E. G. But
ler's school at Dabney will be held to-nor-
row night. Hon. w. Il. P. Jenkins, Supt OF
Public Instruction for Granville county,
will deliver the address.
Mr.. w. w. Reavis had his bar fixtures
and stock moved in early the morning after
the election, and at 10 o'clock had gotten
his license and was open. That night he
left for Baltimore near which place he has
four trotting horses in training.
Died, in Henderson, Monday, the 9th
inst, at 80 o'clock, a. m, George Newton
Hicks. Mr.. Hicks was born December
23rd, 1907. Another Of our oldest citizens,
and good man, has been gathered to his
fathers.
There will be an excursion from here to
Norfolk on July 18th under the manage
ment of Messrs. Henry Macy and ThoS.
Chavasse. 1t is seldom an opportunity Of
fers to make so pleasant trip at so small
cost; the round trip fare from this place
being only two dollars. Full particulars
will appear at later date and we think
will be to the interest of our readers to give
it their attention.
The Board of Magistrates in session here
on Monday last, elected for the Board of
Education for the two years commencing
December list, next, Rev. L. j. Horner, R.
A. Bullock and T.. r. Croker. To'fill va
cancy on Board County Commissioners in
place of Geo. ii. Yancey, Walter Bullock
VI WllllamSDOfO.
The County Commissioners levied the
following tax for 1887:
For general county and pauper
support, SAC. on 800
Special tax, &c. on 800 valuation
For school purposes $1.O2 on the poll
Special tax, 45 C. on the poll.
There is sometimes great appropriateness
in the old saying ''it is poor rule that
does not work both ways" and its applica-
ticn will be very just here at the present
time. The County Commissioners having
declined to allow the town authorities the
use of the county Jail, the county magis-
trates should not interfere in cases occur
ring in the corporate limits, the proper ju-
risdiction of which belongs to- the munich
authorities IF go cannot use the
pal -or,..h Dann writer. OF ::
county property, let the county keep he'd
finge rs free of toaoas fines. AS things have
been going on the past year, the county has
gotten more than half the fines that should
have gone into the town treasury. We do
not know whether the law will permit the
use of the Jail by the town, but we do know
the town is entitled to her fines.
meeting of the Town Commissioners
on Friday night last, there were present
Messers. Persse, (mayor protem) Perry.
Young and Watkins. A number Of &C
counts were examined and allowed. Two
special police were appointed for Monday
! (election day.) Acting Mayor Persse having
discharged colored policeman Saunders fol
negligence or malfeasance in allowing the
escape of prisoner in his charge, the
board reinstated him and ordered the
Mayor reprimand him for his carelessness
which he proceeded to do, commencing
with Saunders, Gerry much to my surprise
this board has reinstated you" Messrs
Perry and Young voted for reinstatement
the negative was not called, and commits
sioner Watkins did not vote onthis question
Y Some of our contemporaries are boastin
d of eating vegetables from their own garden
}. We had no garden till the 9TH of May, ye
I we had vegetable dish on Tuesday raise
|, in our oao1 gGrden-young pusly, seasoned
e q la Fraaaca5se, with vinegar and salt
a named by the epicures a ''dish fit for til
gods" Aye, the epicure is doubtless RICH
it may be fit for the gods, OF even hogs. as
that, but for We scribe. mess OF "collards
is more nutritive and palatable. AS we
e our own garden work, and have no desi
to claim more credit than we deserve,
I are willing to admit the reason the pus
came in earliest was not due to any partl
n ular attention of ours. but simply because
At was indigenous to the peculiar soil, al
grew with less work than our other veg
y tables seem to require.
af AT call meeting of the Town Comm
sioners on Tuesday morning, at which t
ht entire board was present, with the exc'
- ton of Mayor Davis, who is still SIC
license to sell ardent spirits was grant
ne to w. W. Reavis, Jno. E. Gibson, A.
Jordan & Co., Chas !. Aston, A. E. Ros'
NO busch and E. W. Currin & Co. No disse
ing vote in either case. The County Boa
US being in session, the action of Town 20
nd missioners was at once taken to them
approved. In granting the above lice
iie the acting Mayor emphasized the law
quiring the keeping of orderly houses,
ng gave the parties to understand that II
license would be revoked for slightest
frincement Messrs. -Daingerheld
md Perry were authorized to have the tc
lookup put in order at once for the rec
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